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Five Gentlemen of Japan. The Portrait of a Nation's Character.
by Gibney, Frank
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Cranston, Rhode Island, United States
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About This Item
Farrar, Straus & Young, NY [c1953]. Hard Cover. [8], 373 p., map, 21 cm. "This book is a character study of a people, considered in the totality of their social, political and economic existence. ...Hirohito is the 124th Emperor of Japan. Sakaji Sanada is a farmer, sprung from generations of farmers. Fumio Shimizu is an engineer, a former vice-admiral in the Japanese Navy. Tadao Yamazaki is a newspaperman. Hideya Kisei is a foreman in a steel mill." Black cloth, spine stamped in silver; minor wear, no dj; good+. 36908.
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Details
- Bookseller
- The Owl at the Bridge
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 36908
- Title
- Five Gentlemen of Japan. The Portrait of a Nation's Character.
- Author
- Gibney, Frank
- Format/Binding
- Hard Cover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Farrar, Straus & Young, NY [c1953]
- Keywords
- Japan
- Bookseller catalogs
- History: Asia;
Terms of Sale
The Owl at the Bridge
Full refund includes original shipping cost up to ten days after delivery if an item is misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
The Owl at the Bridge
Biblio member since 2013
Cranston, Rhode Island
About The Owl at the Bridge
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- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Cloth
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- Good+
- A term used to denote a condition a slight grade better than Good.